microsoft office 2007 enterprise review

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Ease of Set Up	7/10
Ease of Use	7/10
Value for Money	10/10
Overall rating	9/10

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By rubblegum on 6th Mar 2008

rubblegum's Ratings

Time Software Used	1 - 6 Months
Ease of Set Up	7/10
Ease of Use	7/10
Value for money	10/10
Overall value	9/10
rubblegum's recommendation

Good Points

Much better laid out than previous versions. Microsoft should have used this layout ages ago...
The Ribbon interface gives quick access to many features that used to be hidden behind complex tree menus. Microsoft Outlook finally gets built-in indexing and RSS feeds. The SmartArt graphics engine makes crisp & bright organization charts, pyramid charts, and other visuals for displaying data. Corporate users get access to server-based slide libraries, collaborative workspaces for storing and sharing documents, and improved document-security and document-comparison features.

A new, fully documented XML-based document format should help increase security to prevent access by macro viruses.
There is good news for those who have 2007 but work with others who are on an older version (2000-2003) as there is an option that allows you to save the 2007 document (Word, PP or Excel) in the older format and it works fine. Not tried to convert Office '95 docs...!

The new interface doesn't force you to rethink the underlying logic of your work, because Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Project, InfoPath, Visio, and OneNote all work basically as they did before €"only more easily. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook are the only programs to get the full interface upgrade. Actually, Outlook gets the new interface upgrade only in its content-creation screens.

Bad Points

In my opinion as a 'power user' of Office 2003 I found the suite initially hard to use as everything was in a different place. However after a week it falls into place.. you will find however you do a lot more clicking through the ribbon.

General Comments

Office Enterprise contains the following programs:

Access
Excel
Groove (Multi user shared documents & menus)
InfoPath (XML authoring tools)
OneNote(Multi user sophisticated Post-It notes)

Outlook
PowerPoint
Publisher
Word


A summary of Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint...

Microsoft Word 2007
Pros: Galleries of standard layouts combined with the ribbon interface make formatting tasks easier than ever. Improved document comparisons. Privacy controls instantly remove revisions and other metadata.
Cons: Some problems remain, but almost everything in Word 2007 is clearer, easier, and better.

Microsoft Excel 2007
Pros: Bright new graphics and charting, with dozens of advanced features easily accessible from the ribbon. Better visual feedback for complex features such as pivot tables. Million-row spreadsheets support massive datasets.
Cons: None so far.
Bottom line: Excel 2007 is as fast and powerful as ever, with vastly increased capacity and new graphics that convey information, rather than just pretty colours.

Microsoft Outlook 2007
Pros: Full indexing for messages. New ribbon interface for message-handling. RSS, voice mail, and SMS options. Tightly integrated shared calendars, contacts, and tasks.
Cons: Still slightly overwhelming. Time-zone handling still problematic.
Bottom line: The best overall business-level messaging and contact software, though probably too big for personal and casual users.

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
Pros: SmartArt diagramming represents a huge leap in slide design and overall impact. Shared slide libraries promote up-to-date consistency across an organization.
Cons: Requires third-party add-ins for advanced video-based features.
Bottom line: This version of PowerPoint is probably the best presentation software available at the moment.

Overall very very good. I'd strongly recommend the switch.

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